Exam 3: Managing the Information Systems Infrastructure and Services

________ is used to solve large-scale computing problems.

Briefly describe grid computing.

Which of the following is likely to have the suffix ".com" after the domain name in its URL?

Web servers process user requests for pages using the ________.

A ________ is any computer on the network,or any software application that uses only the services provided by the server.

Which of the following statements is true about servers?

Manufacturers of hardware and software often apply the concept of planned obsolescence,meaning that ________.

Transmission media refers to the physical pathway used to carry network information.

Edge computing is moving processing and data storage from the "edges" of a network to a centralized location.

Which of the following general classes of computers designed for medical,engineering,or animation and graphics design uses are optimized for visualization and rendering of three-dimensional models,and typically have fast processors,large memory,and advanced video cards?

A ________ is any computer that may both request and provide services.

The prediction that the number of transistors on a chip would double about every two years is known as ________.

With respect to computer networking,________ refers to the physical pathway-cable(s)and wireless-used to carry network information.

With respect to the recent trends in IS hardware infrastructure management,________ is moving processing and data storage away from a centralized location to the "corners" of a network.

Which of the following is likely to have the suffix ".edu" after the domain name in its URL?

Which of the following statements is true about the platform as a service model?

Using a utility computing model,cloud computing helps to transform IT infrastructure costs from a capital expenditure to an operational expenditure.

The fundamental information units of computers are called relays.

________ is used to transmit voice and video communication over the Internet.

The ".com" suffix in a uniform resource locater is reserved for ________.